Great interview. Hansen seems like a real nice guy, humble, well-spoken. Great to see.

Stan is an incredibly modest man. never talks bad about anyone and always gives others props. he's a class act. and Bruno God rest his soul was as well. these we're incredible days, and i am so glad i was there live to witness it. thanks again Hannibal TV.

It's amazing how Stan Hansen to this day feel so genuinely bad not only what happened to Bruno in that match, but how he said it affected at the time the revenue it could have generated for Billy Graham, Ivan Koloff and the big cat Ernie Ladd. This guy is totally cool. Total humility, very classy Stan.

The older legends 70's-80's, seemed like they were not only tough in the ring, but outside of the ring as well.

It's funny to hear him so refined and classy in these interviews. A far cry from his Texas rowdy cowboy heel persona.

Love to listen to Stan's interviews on the old days....such an intelligent and well spoken guy. He does come across as a class act for sure. Seems thankful for what he achieved.

That angle with Bruno and Hansen played out so well. Even when he proclaimed "I am the man who broke your neck" He was genuinely sorry that happened. He called Bruno in the Hospital. Kept that Kayfabe moment for years.

Genuinely scary as a wrestler but truly classy when not working

the truth is, breaking bruno's neck made hansen an instant main eventer whatever territory he went to and made him an instant legend. best career move ever

I remember Hansen in an interview with Vince McMahon and talking about "the lariat". He kept smacking his elbow pad, and suddenly it burst and a whole lot of coins fell out. Hysterical!

Stan Hansen one of the greatest and toughest wrestler in the business ,but a gentleman outside the ring.

Thank you for all of these videos, Mr. Nicholson. You are keeping an art form alive and making sure that legends of the sport get their due. I remember meeting Mr. Hanson in Osaka, Japan about 28 years ago. He was such a soft-spoken true gentleman. It was a huge juxtaposition to the wild "killer" I had seen on TV for years. And here was this massive star being so generous with his time to a 20 year-old who came up to him (and Johnny Ace) to say hello, and he invited me to sit down and have lunch with them. It was just three guys shooting the shit about how much we loved Japan...

Bruno and Stan may be the best ambassadors for professional wrestling ever.

This guy was a real pro through and through and an absolute intimidating, menacing heel when I was a kid seeing him.

RIP Bruno Sammartino, 82.

Stan is an Awesome good guy, and also a fellow Texan, and I hope God blesses him and his family!

Man, Stan hung around Georgia Championship Wrestling for a while and I thought he was the baddest man around. He could talk, wrestle with drama and whip ass. Still love the guy. Thanks for the post!

Nice to see a historical wrestling figure very different from what we saw in the ring but if you of the business. Nice guy.

Stan has buckets of CASH!. Smart guy. Notice how he listens to people on advice,,like what Bruno told him. Stan was smart, he Listened,,,,,and made tons of Cash.

What a class act he is in shoot interviews really laid back and calm great guy all around and one of my all-time favorites

Stan Hansen was a beast of a wrestler,and had one of the most vicious clotheslines in wrestling history. I would never want to be on the receiving end of his lariat.

Stan Hanson....a living legend in Japanese Pro Wrestling. Much r-e-s-p-e-c-t.

Love these interviews with Hansen. He looks like the uncle you could just sit down on the porch with or go fishing with and just shoot the breeze.

you can tell he is sincerely sorry for hurting Bruno

Mr Hansen thankyou for your dedication and memories YOU are a class act yourself stay bless thankyou n keep it moving

That match Stan refers to was the first ever Showdown At Shea, in September 1972. Morales vs Bruno for Morales' WWWF belt. The rest of the card was like a typical Monday night show at MSG.

Without a doubt one of the nicest guys you'll ever meet in the business. I got to meet him at a Legends show in Chicago and we talked for about 10 minutes and he was genuinely nice to all the fans and took the time to give each fan a few minutes to discuss his glory days. YOUTH!!! 🤘🤘

True class right there listening to Stan Hansen speak.

This guy was one of my favorites. I remember MANY Saturday's watching his matches in Macon, Ga and Columbus, Ga. Oh, he was the stuff.

The earliest WWF memories I have are Killer Kahn breaking Andre's ankle, Pat Patterson vs. Sgt. Slaughter & Bruno vs. Stan. Great stuff.

I attended the Ali-Inoki CC show at the Omaha Civic Auditorium & there was about 1500-2000 people there that night.

Used to love seeing Stan go crazy on the mic and start drooling tobacco juice all over the mike!

Stan Hansen was the man when I was a kid. I’ve always loved westerns and Stan as the tobacco chewing, ass kicking, bull rope whipping Cowboy was so cool to me. When you watched him wrestle you didn’t think it was scripted or fake. It was a real fight.

I can't wait to see the full interview with Mr. Hansen. He comes of as one cool cowboy.

This guy was awesome heel.

Stan the man

For those of you who haven't heard, Bruno died this morning at the age of 82

An honest and classy guy

Stan "The Lariat" Hansen - really enjoyed his brawling matches

Stan is the best 💪

Stan Hansen & Andre The Giant is available on youtube, and it's great.

What a class act, I learn a lot listening to these guys.

It was Pedro Morales vs. Bruno for their only meeting in 1972 at Showdown at Shea 1

AWESOME MAN

Mike Paidousis... wow, it's been a long time since I heard that name. He ended up his career in WWWF in 1972 or '73 as a jobber.

“Closed-circuit” tv LOL boy those were the days! You never hear that term nowadays. Glad Hansen had some nice things to say about the certified WWWF legend Bruno Sammartino.

Stan,,, also a class act,,,,Stan The Man Hanson!!,,, I was a huge Bruno fan,,,but all in all ,,these men put there hearts and souls into there profession ,,,and this goes out to Hannibal,,,TYVM ,,for covering old school,,and ALL SCHOOL of Pro Wrestling,,, I've should have subscribed long ago,,,TY BRO!!!!

Love The Lariet. I'm used to him being the ass kicker and beating people up. It's hard to picture him as that guy with all the tobacco juice running down his chest. Hands down, Stan was my favorite heel ever.

Very humble Man. I remember being a 10 yr old kid being terrified of Stan Hansen. That's why they were the best. You believed Ivan Koloff, was a Russian, and you believed Stan Hansen was a raging lunatic.

Love to hear Stan talk !

Pure class!

Bruno badly cut in the match against Hansen, which they probably worked in as Bruno knew he was in trouble after the slam went wrong. They stopped the match on cuts. I wonder if Hansen's bad eyesight contributed to the accident.

I live in Las Cruces where Stan went to High School, and later taught PE there. I met a couple of folks that knew him back in the day.

what a swell guy.

"How do you win this game?" "Last one standing wins!" Best dialogue ever!

Bruno is my pops' favorite!

Always got that smile while he's talking. I like that. Used to like the "Texas Toothpick".

gday luv sports Diva here lucky I was at Shea Stadium with my folks it was something to See Bruno come back could not talk for 3 days it's not gone it's still Shea to natives live 5 mins away. Team Bruno

Stan and his manager, Lou Albano did a great promo after breaking Bruno's neck. They came out for an interview with Vince, Lou started showing black & white pics of Bruno in traction, all the while giggling and laughing maniacally, mocking Bruno's condition, while McMahon had an expression like someone had shoved a turd up his nose! It was great.

The Bad man from Borger Texas ! Yeeeeeee !

Most guys you hear on these podcasts are somewhat bitter or talk bad of other wrestlers. Hansen is modest, classy, intelligent and a true gentleman and role model.

I saw the Ali-Inoki CCTV at the Salt Palace in SLC. For the prelims they showed Gagne-Bockwinkel, Bruiser/Crusher-Lanza/Duncum card from Chicago. I believe they might've switched to Shea for Andre-Wepner before going to Japan, but could be wrong.

Stan the lariat. True legend. Tough as they come.

I was at the Shea stadium match!!! I was 12 yrs old

Doesn't give himself near enough credit. He was a great heel, even then.

Legendary matches.

wow hansen has aged great looks alot better than flair

He's kind of like a bigger, tougher Alan Jackson.

the tabacco spit everywhere Stan Hansen wasn't for me. (he still put on amazing matches) But i adore the bull rope swinging monster heel that terrified Japan for years. Also his tag teams with Baba were just wonderful. Stan Hansen is one of the greatest ever.

nice video

Living in Pittsburgh, I was told it was a Botched Body Slam with Bruno getting a Broken neck. Can’t find the whole match.

Wasn’t Freddie Blassie Hansen’s Manager on booth WWF runs?

Was so sorry he didn't make his appearence in Winnipeg last week because of the stupid snow storm. Hope he comes in October for next event. Hueeee

Chris Jericho did a podcast with Bruno and Bruno said that he needed to be back before he was healed because Vince Sr. had a bunch of money invested in the Inoki/Muhammad Ali match for closed circut and the match wasn't making any money at all. Bruno came back in a cage against Hansen and Bruno entered the cage first in spite of the fact that the champion is usually introduced last. When Stan entered, Bruno beat the hell out of him for a couple of minutes and won.

That's a shame about Big Cat Ernie Ladd,Superstar Billy Graham ,Ivan KStan. Not getting there paydays in there primes.way to go stan.

He was a real bad ass

gentleman,

Didn't know he broke Bruno's neck. Seems more like he was more sloppy than stiff.

Stan “The Man” Hansen , right? Early 70s WWWF in the Northeast, long sideburns? Update: the guy I was thinking of was Stan Stasiak, not Hansen..

class act

Steubenville Ohio!!

Really wasn't Stan's fault, hes got bad vision. This has always been well known. He wasnt intentionally dangerous like some other guys.

ブルーノサンマルチノが亡くなって2年••••永遠のWWWF世界ヘビー級チャンピオン！😊

The "Fromer" AWA Champion.

The scariest cowboy wrestler, even worse than Mulligan and Bass. This guy was a drunken belligerent omnipotent monster that stomped mud holes, he threw around Andre like a sack of laundry

Stan slammed Andre.

Love Stan, good baby face but better Heal!

Seems like a real regular guy. I'm always amazed how everyone, everyone except Rick Flare and Lanny Pofo, speak so highly of Bruno. I never seen how Flare made it so big, and Lanny, about as unforgettable as a third tier guy could be. If it wasn't for his hugely famous brother, and gifted athletic father he'd be a footnote in some lame ass poetry book.

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